My mother used to have a saying, “Don’t count it a day lost when you learn something new”  and she especially liked, “learn a new word.” She was big on vocabulary. I’ve modified this treasured maternal maxim to include any number of lesser, albeit, practical goals to further edify my life. For example, “don’t count it a day lost when you can talk a cop out of a speeding ticket” or “don’t count it a day lost when you can dodge every call from a bill collector.” And the … [Read more...]